v0.4-beta – Firm Profiles & Market Conditions

Margin Call just received its first major systems expansion.

This update introduces optional meta progression designed to increase replay depth without reducing difficulty.

The capital review is still exponential. The brutality remains intact.

But now, each run can feel different.

Firm Profiles

Choose your trading identity before starting a run.

Each profile changes your edge — and your risk.

• Independent Trader – Standard rules. No advantages.

• Quant Fund – More intel, higher penalties for bad signals.

• Volatility Fund – Bigger jumps, bigger crashes.

• Defensive Income Fund – Stronger dividends, more regime shifts.

• Leveraged Degenerate (unlockable) – Maximum leverage, maximum danger.

There are no permanent stat buffs. Only tradeoffs.

Market Conditions

Optional starting environments now influence your run:

• Quiet Period – Calm early turns, volatility later.

• Inflationary Spiral – Commodities up, growth pressured.

• Tech Supercycle – AI & growth boosted, harsher capital reviews.

You can play standard conditions or alter the market structure.

Design Philosophy

The goal of this update is simple:

Increase replay depth without lowering the difficulty floor.

Margin Call is still about survival under exponential pressure. The target still grows. Leverage still kills. High-return runs can still fail.

Ongoing Work

Currently balancing:

• Intel cost scaling

• Capital review pacing

• Profile win-rate distribution

If you try a new profile or condition, I’d love to hear:

• Which one felt strongest?

• Which one felt unfair?

• How far did you survive?

More systems coming soon.

Most portfolios don’t survive turn 10.

How far can you go?